Xeon 6724P vs Phenom II X4 B95
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6724P outperforms Phenom II X4 B95 by a whopping 1464% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2417 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.60 | 5.68 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.56 | 11.02 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 1 October 2009 (16 years ago) | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $3,622 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 6724P has 118% better value for money than Phenom II X4 B95.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 72 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 |
| Socket | AM3 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 210 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Xeon 6724P.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 88 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 21.59 |
| Recency | 1 October 2009 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 210 Watt |
Phenom II X4 B95 has 121.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6724P, on the other hand, has a 1464.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6724P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X4 B95 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X4 B95 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6724P is a server/workstation one.
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